So, why isn't this a thing yet?

[HodgepodgeMcDodge]

Makes me wonder if some people can stand to see the scene in Kingdom Hearts 1 where [spoiler!!!]

Sora stabs himself to save the princesses. I still don't know how that works btw.

Sensing danger, Kairi's heart left her body and stowed away in Sora's for protection. In order to release Kairi's heart and return it to her body, Sora had to release his own heart, which he does... and it does.. Which also ends up creating Roxas.

[dementiondrive]

There's another Miqo'te Girl (named as such) in Mor Dhona who also has a short tail. They're Miqo'te children.

i only knew the one that was posted. since i was only speculating by what only one showed as each one seems to be timed on showing up. i have not came across the others myself. so thanks for pointing it out that others are indeed around the realm.

[HodgepodgeMcDodge]

Anyway.

I've been on the internet long enough to see how this is going to go. I'm going to reply, you're going to reply, back and forth, tit for tat.. I wont change your mind, and I know you will fail to change mine. I don't really have the energy for internet debates anymore, lol, so I'm going to toss out my final thoughts and move on.

FFXIV is no more violent or sexualized than your average anime aimed at teens. A child, or child like character, would be just fine here. The media will take one look at FFXIV, see it as a rather cartoony looking game, and not bat an eye. Further, creating a child like character does not encourage deviant behavior more than a FPS encourages school shootings. People are over hyping and going to extremes to prove their points for reasons I really cannot fathom. At the end of the day, it's all just data. No actual kids are harmed in this so.. Yeah.

If/when a more child like race is revealed, here's what I think will happen:
-People will flock to the forums to complain because XX race was not chosen instead - or they'll complain about.. anything, actually.
-People will want to play the race and will do so.
-Most wont really care and will continue playing as usual.
-A few will get so up in arms that they will quit (and nothing of value will be lost).
-The media will ask what Final Fantasy is and why there are fourteen of them, and otherwise not care because it really does just look a cartoon. A realistic one, but by today's standards, cartoonish nonetheless.
-The new race will be officially released. People will flock to the new race cause it's shiny. Some will settle into the new race while others will return to their old one.
-An even spread among the races will take place again... which the exception of Elves. Cause they're ugly and no one likes them.

tl;dr No two poops will be given.

[RiceisNice]

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Last I checked, getting blown up by a C4 doesn't even lead to ludicrous gibs even on adult soldiers. Like I said, this game treads around the issue well enough to get away with it (along with Paz's explosion death being mostly a blaze of glory rather than bloody splatter since it was, y'know, an internal explosion)

FFXIV is an MMO like I mentioned eariler, different from a single player game that limits the scope of what the player can actually do. It's a hole another mess when you have player implications as well as the image that SE wants their game to take on.

I also nowhere said it's an "unacceptable" trope, and I don't see how your link is even related to it. It becomes an issue when you try to use that trope as an excuse to put said characters in those situations (they're not kids, they're just people in kid's bodies). Quite frankly, none of those games are a problem, but they worked around it.

[Kurogaea]

(Words of wisdom)

Golden. Here's to you dude. *clink*

[Jim_Berry]

Please no playable children.
I wouldn't mind more NPC children to add diversity in towns and settlements but I don't think we need children fighting the forces of darkness or going though the Eternal Bond ceremony, thank you. :B

*Edit*
However, if they wanted to add more facial features to make more youthful looking players (without making the children) then I'm all for it.

I think my character is youthful-looking, although I get a lot of people asking me why she don't smile lol...

[Canadane]

https://youtu.be/MvdirJehCnA?t=2838
I'm sure this has been posted, but Gigantoads are the answer.

[Suggestion]

The problem with the 'no child race cause perverts' is that same argument can be applied to everything. Better not have a gun class, cause you might attract those who want to shoot people. Can't have a mage class cause you'll attract arsonists. Better not have rogues, because you'll attract thieves.
This thread is just.. Wow.

I don't think you really thought about what you said. I hope you didn't, i personally hope you didn't. You probably did though.

[Samcaesar]

God who revived this forsaken thread?

[AlphaFox]

Personally I dont see the issue, there are other MMOs, one that comes to mind is Mabinogi where you can choose to start your game as a kid / teen / adult and your character ages overtime. Granted I didn't get to far into the game myself and they may have since changed that from the years ago when I tried it but still it was done, now the success of the game is unknown to me though. Actually at a quick look kinda funny to see they have an adoption system where you and your spouse (another player) can adopt another player as a son/daughter. xD